[Wylug-discuss] best sig ever

[Dave Fisher]

On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 12:12:24PM +0100, Aaron Crane wrote:
> Hi, Dave.
>
> Dave Fisher writes:
> > But I was actually thinking of software configs, especially X
> > authentication.  With the exception of the very insecure xhost + , just
> > about any combination of permissions blocks display from some host/app or
> > other.
>
> That's not a problem I've ever found at all.  I configure ssh and sshd to do
> X forwarding; then I make sure I use ssh when logging in to other systems,
> and sudo to run X applications as root.  This all Just Works, in my
> experience.

I possibly forget the -X option to ssh from time to time, but it's more
likely that I haven't got all my sshd forwarding ducks in a row.  Thanks
for reminding me that the daemons have to be configured as well.

> > BTW, have you ever tried to remap modifier keys in X?
>
> Yeah.  These days, I go to Gnome's Applications menu -> Desktop Preferences
> -> Keyboard.  Then the Layout Options tab has a foldout labelled "CapsLock
> key behaviour; I select "Make CapsLock an additional Control", then click
> Add.

 The "Make CapsLock an additional Control" option is actually under
 "Control Key Position" under the Layout Options tab on my system

> I have a reasonably good understanding of the X keyboard-input model,
> and I used to do the equivalent with xmodmap, but it's vastly easier this
> way.
>
> > For a one-handed, right-handed person like me this is doubly cruel, since
> > the much-needed ESC key is usually in the far top-left.
>
> I freely stipulate that the available XKB tools don't yet go so far as to
> make it easy to add new options, and obviously your special requirements
> therefore make XKB less of a win than it is for most people.  But I think
> it's still a win, and that there's still room for improvement doesn't
> nullify that.

I supose my real point was (in your words) "the available XKB tools don't
yet go so far as to make it easy to add new options", i.e. you have to
work quite hard to figure out the X keyboard-input model.

My apologies if the illustrative example of my case seemed to suggest
that I was pissed off with X for failing to cater for my particular
needs.

Best wishes,

Dave